Broken glass
petals fray
Colored rose
fading gray
Tucked along
an old road
Crumbling walls
still hold on
Faith betrayed
by time’s hand
Aching stones
won’t let go
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Photo: Remains of Winchester Palace, London, c.b.w. 2011
Words: c.b.w. 2015
C.B. Wentworth 